Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6
द्विजातिभक्त्युत्पन्नार्थैरात्मानं पोषयंति ये । सदा संकुचितांगाश्च द्विजसंभाषणादिषु
dvijātibhaktyutpannārthairātmānaṃ poṣayaṃti ye | sadā saṃkucitāṃgāśca dvijasaṃbhāṣaṇādiṣu
જે દ્વિજ પ્રત્યેની ભક્તિથી પ્રાપ્ત સાધનો વડે પોતાનું પોષણ કરે છે, તેઓ સદા સંકોચી અને વિનયી રહે છે—ખાસ કરીને દ્વિજ સાથે સંભાષણ અને વ્યવહારમાં।
Gaṇas (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Saṃyaminī-purī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahābhāga interlocutor
Scene: Residents offering respectfully earned goods to dvijas—grain, cloth, water—then standing with folded hands, bodies slightly bent, speaking softly; dvijas respond with blessings; the city backdrop remains subdued and orderly.
FAQs
Devotion expresses itself as humility and disciplined conduct; respectful speech and modest demeanor are signs of dharmic refinement.
None; the verse continues an ethical portrayal of an ideal community.
No formal rite; it prescribes respectful social conduct and a livelihood aligned with service/devotion.